Biology:Antipterna trilicella

Short description: Species of moth

Antipterna trilicella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Antipterna
Species:	A. trilicella
Binomial name
Antipterna trilicella (Meyrick, 1885)

Antipterna trilicella is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 as Ocystola trilicella.<ref name=afd>{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Antipterna_trilicella%7Caccess-date=2022-02-22%7C title=Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna trilicella

Meyrick's description

Male & Female: 14-18 mm. Head and palpi white, lower half of second joint anteriorly suffused with dark grey, terminal joint ¾ of second. Antennae whitish, ciliations 4. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair dark fuscous, middle pair suffused with fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex roundpointed, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique; white, slightly ochreous-tinged, with ochreous-brown markings; an erect triangular spot on middle of inner margin, reaching more than half across wing, apex sometimes produced obliquely forwards; a moderate inwards-curved fascia from ⅔ of costa to anal angle; an irregular line along hind-margin: cilia ochreous-whitish, basal half ochreous-fuscous. Hind-wings broad-lanceolate, tolerably acute, veins 3 and 4 from a point; light grey; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, round apex greyish-tinged at base.
Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales; four specimens, in September, December, and January.

External links

• Antipterna trilicella: images & occurrence data from Atlas of Living Australia

Wikidata ☰ Q109424423 entry